The Socialist Revolution has brought dramatic changes in Chinese social institutions. This paper investigates how older Chinese have fared in this massive reorganization of Chinese society. The study concludes that the aged have largely maintained their traditionally high status in both the countryside and the urban sector. (Author)

The publication of Counterpoint: Perspectives on Asian America by the Asian American Studies Center at the University of California, Los Angeles, is significant because it brings together review articles which scrutinize the existing literature, and articles written from an Asian American perspective in a variety of genres. (Author/AM)

Political, social and ethnic awareness arising from the Vietnam war have influenced the performing arts. The proliferation of theaters and dramatic workshops and the level of consciousness in the works produced demonstrate trends in American ethnic theater. (GC)

This article reports on the development and activities of an Asian American theater group on the West Coast. The author interviewed actors and organizers about how Asian social and political experiences, including the Vietnam war, are manifesting themselves in modern drama. (GC)

Focusing particularly on the individuals involved, this article describes the formation of an Asian American theater company in Los Angeles. Financial problems, public support, selection or creation of plays to perform, and problems of casting and directing have all affected the East West Players. (GC)

Gives a profile of the Asian population in America and its role in education. Discusses the growing demand for bilingual Asian teachers and the evolution of native and second-language performance through the generations. Concludes that Asian immigrant teachers meet the needs of the district, the community, the students, and the entire educational…

Asian-Americans, who have traditionally shied away from political activity or have focused efforts more narrowly, are emerging in California as a workable political force in a statewide lobbying organization. (MSE)

Notes that during the first decade of the century, Chinese women began their fight for emancipation with the help of a few male reformists and the first women journalists. (FL)

Reviews the empirical and theoretical literature on the career development of Asian Americans. (Author)

An examination of approved California state textbooks showed that the majority of the books fail to reflect the past or present realities of the Asian American experience. None of the books reviewed did an adequate job of integrating the experience of Asian Americans. (RM)

The author critiques secondary-level print and nonprint materials about Southeast Asia. (Author/RM)

Explores the use of simulation and role playing activities to teach students about lifestyles, ideologies, and political relationships in Asia. A short-term role playing technique and a long-term foreign policy simulation are described. (Author/DB)

Previous research indicated that immigrant generational status has significant impact on the educational achievement of Asian American students. However, no study has been conducted on the consistency and variability of the impact in different subject areas across different grade levels. This study identified 950 Asian American high school…

This paper analyzes a school district conference panel discussion to illustrate how culture is an interactionally emergent construct and identity is performatively achieved through struggles to position the self and other in socially meaningful ways. In the interaction between the panel of Asian American teens and the audience of teachers,…

An exhibit, "Common Ground: The Heart of Community," tells the story of Japanese Americans in the United States as an example of a vibrant ethnic group that survived hard times and continue to stay together. The exhibit is housed in the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Los Angeles (California). This paper describes and…